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Finchley Church End
vs West Finchley

Finchley Church End has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in West Finchley. Homes in Finchley Church End sold for a median of £645,000, 17% above West Finchley. Finchley Church End has more green space nearby (14% within 500 m, against 11%).

Map of Barnet with Finchley Church End highlighted
Finchley Church End
435 postcodes
Map of Barnet with West Finchley highlighted
West Finchley
404 postcodes
Map of Barnet
Barnet
city average

People

Finchley Church End has 18,842 residents in 7,563 households; West Finchley has 19,428 in 7,762. Finchley Church End has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 18%, 4.2 percentage points more than West Finchley (Barnet: 14%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (29% and 29%).

18,842Residents (2021)
19,428Residents (2021)
389,344Residents (2021)
7,563Households
7,762Households
148,917Households
16.4%Aged 15–29
15.8%Aged 15–29
18.5%Aged 15–29
18.2%Aged 65 and over
14.0%Aged 65 and over
14.4%Aged 65 and over
29.0%Living alone
28.6%Living alone
28.0%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, flats are the most common type of home: 41% of homes in Finchley Church End and 33% in West Finchley. Finchley Church End has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 58%, 5.1 percentage points more than West Finchley (Barnet: 53%). West Finchley has the higher share of private renting: 41%, 3.8 percentage points more than Finchley Church End (Barnet: 33%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £645,000 in Finchley Church End and £549,000 in West Finchley, against £575,000 across Barnet.

£645,000Median sale price
£549,000Median sale price
£575,000Median sale price
57.5%Owner-occupied
52.4%Owner-occupied
52.7%Owner-occupied
37.4%Private renting
41.2%Private renting
32.7%Private renting
4.7%Social renting
5.9%Social renting
13.5%Social renting
11.6%Detached houses
3.2%Detached houses
10.1%Detached houses
23.8%Semi-detached houses
24.5%Semi-detached houses
27.5%Semi-detached houses
5.9%Terraced houses
19.1%Terraced houses
14.9%Terraced houses
40.5%Flats
32.6%Flats
36.6%Flats

Surroundings

Finchley Church End has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 14%, 3 percentage points more than West Finchley (Barnet: 18%). A typical postcode has 160 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Finchley Church End, and 215 in West Finchley. The typical postcode is 319 m from the nearest school in Finchley Church End and 319 m in West Finchley. The typical postcode is 794 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Finchley Church End and 485 m in West Finchley. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 72% of premises in Finchley Church End and 83% in West Finchley.

13.6%Green space within 500 m
10.6%Green space within 500 m
17.7%Green space within 500 m
160Services within 15 min (median)
215Services within 15 min (median)
125Services within 15 min (median)
319 mNearest school (median)
319 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
794 mNearest tram or rail (median)
485 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
16Postcodes in flood risk areas
2Postcodes in flood risk areas
413Postcodes in flood risk areas
72.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
82.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
78.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 78 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Finchley Church End and 123 in West Finchley, against 96 across Barnet. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.

78Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
123Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
96Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations

In brief.

Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.

Finchley Church End

Finchley Church End is one of 24 wards in Barnet, home to 18,842 people in 7,563 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £645,000 over the past two years, 12% above the Barnet median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 23% below the Barnet average.

West Finchley

West Finchley is one of 24 wards in Barnet, home to 19,428 people in 7,762 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £549,000 over the past two years, 5% below the Barnet median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 40% below the Barnet average.

More comparisons.

Finchley Church End and West Finchley next to other wards of Barnet.

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